The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1887-10-10
The Great Work the Ame, lean
Churches Are Doing.I -, -.
let There Are hundreds OF Thou.
Who Need the Gospel Preached.
Little Effort 10 Save the Class OF
Persons Called Skeptics.
The Destitute children Of the
Street.-The Duty Of the Church
90 -"Get somswhere, Some.
how 10 work"

and greater numbers 20 away unable
TO get in. Led by cornet and organ
the congregation Gang with gr'at
power the hymn:
The morning light 10 breaking.
The darkness disappears;
The IONS Of mon are waking
To penitential tears"
The Rev. I. Dewitt Talmage, DID,,
read and 'xplsined passIges Of 1cript.
ure concerning the dawn Of universal
righteousness. The subject Of his
sermon wss "Unoccupied Fields, and
the text from Romans x7, 20: Lest
| should build upon another mans
foundation" DR.. Talmsge eaid
"sdrriug reports come from oil parts
Of America showing what a great
work the churches Of God are doing.
and ! congratulate them sad their
pastors. Misappreheusions have been
going the rounds saying the outside
benevolsncss Of this particular church
are neglected, when the fact Ia that
large sums OF money are being rased
In various ways by this church for all
styles Of god objects, not always
through the bosrds Of our own demon.
ination. This church was built by all
der nominations Of christians, aud by
many sections Of this lsnd anu othr
lands, and that obligation has lsd us
to raise money for many objects not
connected with our denomination;
and this accounts Tor the fac, ,ha, we
have no, regularly contributed IN all
the boa1de commended. But 70 joloe
In that you have done as
church . magnificent work, and
am grateful that We have
received daring the year ~ the con-
Isssfon OF faith In Jtsus Caiht 726
souls, which fsol | mention MT in
boa.tIpg, but In deiensB OF tbs church,
she siry it hes been neither idle nor
Inefficient The most OF our accss-
sIopi have been from the outside
world, 90 that, taking the idea Of my
text, We have not been building on
o,her peop'e'e ioundsiiors.
"ln l.yioe out The plan Of bic 10.
sionaIy tour, Paul sought ont towns
aud cities which had not teNn
| pteacued to. He gops to Cor nth, q
| city mentioned Tor ep' 'rndor and vice
and Jerusalem, where the pIiestu Ood
aud the saohedrim were ready ~ tap
with both ieet upon the CHRISTIAN
religion. He feels he has especial
work TO do, and bs msA' 90 DO 10.
Wnst was the resulI7 TIs gr,udest
life II ne iulhets that y msu ever
lived. We modrrnl christian workers.
ara not apt TO imiiae Pau. We build
on other psnple's iou0d.tion- II We
erect church xe prefer 10 htys II
filled With iAnil ~ all I whOm lave
bs,n pious do xs gAtLe' SAB.
bath school cls's, as want go b1yn
aud girls. hdr cJmbed, iaces w,sh,d,
maubtls attractive. SIArlufth IN
thls dsy IA apt to be- buil, on, Of ,ih,r
ohufeues. sone miaie,eis H.sbu all
thtlr limr in h,hibg Ia Other peoples
pIL lie, aud they ihfow The line into
lta, church pond aud RI out Me,h.
Odist, AID throw ths nus inlO HIuIlet
church pond AID bnng out n PFC, by.
teriao, or their isa religious row in
come neiahb1rirg oauich, and a whole
school oi h,h swim "a from that POI d,
and We iake thim all In w.th one
r~eep Of the let Wbht Ia gnin,di
A Absolutely nolhiug lif tie gettrAl
o.ute VI Cont. II, only Ne IN an
aTmy, Shiu n rsgir cot l. nsbsisifei
H. m Ons division o" sB tb'T, FROM TO
I,.,,, sttee 10 the P.uuAr.
What's f-rg u. a. ~ army Il BeS
T.cints. Wha; bsye tlwue de-
ufcd IL that wtile ~ are utl.0u, o
trOss toEing IT, m utLef nocAs, se
build out ca ufcA not tut 4 q! or
tEnfcheF, Int ut II he wOi d, %
We build ol another maL's da-
tor. Tbs fac IL. tia ga biz scTd.
When, In cur iclOol boy days, We
learn, Il tbo diameter aud eltumier-
sIce Of this planei. ", did not learn
halt IL II tns latitude Atd lot ii ade,
AID dismster sui al tum 'ei,Ice a
ra1l aud wee aud fin thalIo fg-
uuAcAu rslrala's. THIS one ~ titual
coulihsnt al whtrbtdi sro ptchts
scfos, all q ne,, ard " I uVfn called
- sisr IL, geog aphiu, tonBdsry,
would s.N .ti- uuuni on tLe north
tnu oath aud esst a. d west by the
Y Hst nSsrt 0i q dc syu patty snd
! W. O1, u isa gieA' soIld. Since
n U',lutk tbie mofDiHg 90 500 piftons
have been horn, n d Ill a. e.u multi
piled popnla iHis Aie 10 be- ,Arh,d OF
tie 10 p'l. Ia h alan or In ,ut
tesi ~ American 81 lee, ueao bting
much oiUsd,d, eid au Acf- oi lfiuud
10 - grat v,in', bat uut s,si 500
ac 'sis sEAll fern snd $4,000 scirs
h 10 unutual pos,ss loo. There lea
Va Il I'D h ~ aud oys'yEh,Ie utfc.
cnpirU, pentv Dt ioom mon, nL
bpiidi.g Au' ti'T nar's iuuuda"or.
We bs-G ~ rtufeu's osO. b 10.
Ia dog * 'iLht lLs I'D ifUn q tu 40.
G'r' ~ tay' b a pr0i .guLs.
tufty Su.'s VI cbrriiAr ss..uit IA,
iur that thn',h which o,u W., spirit
~ sv-usA.isI, spr' dog on ore
ehsnd lier 'Luusn 10 iight b,O iOnbl %
-, AID ~ % = carved 81 lai entn nah
~ mst- ltOl mrn ., 49, ~ trs
b de- u our Gjd igrsS I'D doing
its good ihAp mauN log rstin meet.
1 < Ouss, uith t-llow U,Idi,s ttugk
n w,od,u sccksls, sbd n miListsT
wao has never 1ea n college
Or knosn tho diHsb Cr b,tuesn
Creek and Chocisu. We need ~
churches 10 Rvt into fymJatby
Nit1 TIE great Cus.'e v flt, aud let
them know thst none Hfu 20 br ken.
hsAr ed or hady h,eis, q that will
no, he wel,om,d. ~ = sAys son
4 lid, US chiittisr, I NJ liie 10 bs
Gro sded ~ 81 uftu, Dent tntuy
ons In my pew. Nv hroth't. ,h,t
II YOU DO In hesveU7 Wien aleN
muluu1e tAst uAp en- i.iiu hsr
iaWm1te they will put hii, iu our
pos. What are tho 80 q Ia Jay
= enN'tl &c Z ,i.a. "a g.ta